Tag: West Virginia DOT

Roadbuilding

West Virginia Governor, DOH marks completion of Route 10 project

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and Secretary of Transportation Tom Smith along with other state, federal and local leaders recently marked the opening of the final 6.7 miles of the upgraded four-lane section of WV Route 10 between Logan and Man. The project, which cost roughly $198 million, begins north of the Rita Mall and […]

August 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

AASHTO names WVDOT’s Gillispie as chair of product evaluation program committee

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) President David Bernhardt has appointed West Virginia Department of Transportation’s (WVDOT) Aaron Gillispie as chair of the National Transportation Product Evaluation Program (NTPEP) Oversight Committee. Gillispie is the chief engineer at WVDOT’s Division of Highways and previously served as director of the department’s Materials Control, Soils […]

August 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

W. Virginia DOT antitrust suit alleges collusion among asphalt companies drove up prices

The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) has filed an antitrust suit against multiple asphalt companies alleging they have “worked together to create a monopoly” with the result of pushing up asphalt prices in the state as much at 40 percent. The agency says these companies “are no longer competing but instead have worked together […]

October 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

West Virginia DOT workers spit on, cussed out by drivers angered by construction

Road work is already a dangerous job, but some drivers in West Virginia aren’t making things any easier for the guys in the reflective vests. The West Virginia Department of Transportation told WSAZ that more and more frequently, workers with the Division of Highways have been facing harassment from drivers in work zones. WVDOT Communications […]

September 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA gives $5 million in emergency funds to West Virginia DOT for flood-damaged roads and bridges

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has given the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) $5 million in Emergency Relief Funds for repair work on federal-aid roads and bridges damaged by heavy rains and floods in early March. The state reported significant damage, totaling between $15 million and $65 million, to the highway system in more […]

April 30, 2015